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Wednesday, 1 December 2010

Oh, to be in Scotland

Oh, to be in Scotland
Now that snow is there,
And whoever wakes in Scotland
Sees, some morning, unaware,
That the Highland Bull ex-patriated be
To New Zealand pastures in the raging sun
For which he, heavy coated and so desperately hot, cries
'Oh to be in Scotland--now!!'

You`re having a laugh, mate!The whole country`s grinding to a halt - they`re shipping in salt from PERU to cope and only treating the main roads - our pavements are like ice rinks and the shops are running out of everyday provisions.Instead of taking my handbag out with me, I`m now packing a shovel! It`s life,GB but not as we know it!

Too right Nana Go-Go! The Highland cows down the road are covered in frost and snow. They do not look happy. So far no papers today. Only island post - the glad game -no bills from the mainland. Edinburgh Airport closed now until 6am Thursday. Gatwicke closed until 10am Thursday. Daughter trying to get home from L.A. Hope she makes it for Christmas! Enjoy the sun G.B. Don't get sunburnt! What is going on?!!!

Maybe I'm missing the point here but all I can think is thank heavens Sister Mary Francis is long gone or she'd be having a fit if she read this. How she loved Browning and what a trial we wild little Aussies were! If she'd had just a fraction of your sense of humour maybe we would have appreciated him more.

So Near

We may be apart but when I look at the sky and remember that we are standing on the same earth, looking at the same moon, somehow you don't seem so far away after all.

Life

Life isn't about dawdling to the grave, arriving safely in an attractive, wrinkle-free body but rather an adventure that ends skidding in sideways, champagne in one hand, strawberries in the other, totally worn out, screaming "Yee-ha. What a ride!!"

Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass… It’s about learning to dance in the rain.(With thanks to shabby girl of A Travelling Fish )

Feeling young is fabulous but growing old is a blessing!!!(A comment on this blog by Jaz of Treacy Travels.)

The trick to pushing 70, GB, is to push back -- hard!!!(A comment by Carol aka Canadian Chickadee)

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Something About Me

Like a Godwit I migrate. I live in New Zealand during the Southern Hemisphere's Summer and I live in Scotland's Outer Hebrides in the Northern Hemisphere's Summer (See Eagleton Notes). In both places I also live in Blogland which, for me, is as real a life as any other.

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